Mike Paul vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mike Paul built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 156), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 93). Mike Paul held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Smith.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paul and Dave Smith

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
3.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
8.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
3.53
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.52
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2701
38.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
34.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Paul and Dave Smith

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paul and Dave Smith

Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
229
858.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
555
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
10.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.91
-7.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
210
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA